the queen had not been to a nightclub since the latete 1940s, right after she got married to prince phillip. she had a wonderful time thatt night, and she was seated next to lord salisbury who is one of thes most illustrious british aristocrats, former head of the house of lords.se and the next day she went on an enagement to st.alman's abbey north of london, and she was being introduced to a line of dignitaries by the dean of the w abbey who spotted lord salisbury in the line, and he said to thet queen, oh, do you know lord salisbury? she said, oh, yes, robert and ia were out in the nightclub lastas night til half past one.ha so that's sort of the tenor of her dry humor. >> host: sally bedell smith is the guest of queen elizabeth the second is the topic and we will begin with a call from mike in syracuse, new york. your honor book tv on c-span. >> thank you. my question is basically this. given that span of queen elizabeth's reign, being one of the longest rains in england or the u.k. history, given all the prime minister's she has worked with all of the historical events she has seen in h